ORU_Ax014.xml Guide to the James Harrison Collins Correspondence 1884-1924 Collins (James Harrison) correspondence Finding aid prepared by University of Oregon Libraries, Archivists' Toolkit Project Team and Jenn Newby University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives 2012
1299 University of Oregon Eugene, OR 97403-1299 spcarref@uoregon.edu http://libweb.uoregon.edu/speccoll
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2020-12-22. Finding aid written in English Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard), 2nd Edition. University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives
1299 University of Oregon Eugene, OR 97403-1299 spcarref@uoregon.edu http://libweb.uoregon.edu/speccoll
James Harrison Collins correspondence Collins, James Harrison Ax 014 1.5 linear feet 3 containers 3 manuscript boxes 1884-1924 James Harrison Collins (1836-1890) was a teacher, superintendent of schools, and a representative in the Oregon State Legislature. Collection contains 733 letters organized chronologically. English . 1 2 3

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 Educators--Oregon Spanish-American War, 1898--Campaigns--Philippines Public schools--Oregon Elementary and Secondary Education Letters (Correspondence) Correspondence

James Harrison Collins was a teacher, superintendent of schools, and a representative in the Oregon State Legislature. Collins graduated from Agricultural Collage in 1888. He taught in St. Helens, and Scappoose, and was the superintendent of of schools in Woodburn, Oregon between 1908-1923. In 1915, Collins served as representative from Columbia County in the Oregon State Legislature.

Collection contains 733 letters organized chronologically.

Most of the letters are between Collins and his wife Gertrude, and refer to personal and school matters. One series of seven letters is from Thomas E. Zieber, member of the band, 1st Infantry, Washington Volunteers, written from Presidio, California, and from the Philippine Islands, 1898-1899, to Gertrude.

 Guide to the James Harrison Collins Correspondence

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